Politics
Democrats sweep Congress and flip Texas governor's race in 2026 midterms
November 5, 2026 at 01:13 AM
3 reports · 2 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 3 hours
AJAl Jazeera Arabic
خسر معركة الكونغرس.. كيف أطاحت ولاية تكساس بأموال ماسك؟
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BNBBC News
How voter shifts in Texas helped elect a Democratic senator and governor
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MAMasrawy
بعد إنفاق 445 مليون دولار.. إيلون ماسك يعلق بسخرية على خسائر الجمهوريين في الانتخابات
(opens the publisher’s site)Democrats won both chambers of Congress and flipped Texas in the 2026 midterms, where Democrat Jenna Hinujosa defeated Republican incumbent Greg Abbott.
- Democrats took control of the House and Senate in Tuesday's midterm elections.
- Texas elected Jenna Hinujosa as its first Democratic governor since 1995 and its first Latina governor, defeating Greg Abbott.
- Texas also elected its first Democratic senator since 1988.
- Elon Musk, who spent about $446 million backing Republican candidates, said on X that the "space lasers" that interfere in elections "did not work this time."